WOW, Robert, what a thrill. I'll bet they're there ten times for every time we actually happen on them. My Black and Blue will be blooming in a few days I hope. Major Wheeler is a winner-- blooms all summer into fall, and a couple of major flushes of bloom where it's nearly a wall of red. I love it. BTW, 'Ava' blooms the first year, a little later maybe and a little sparser, but bloom they do. My old guys are showing about 1/4 pink right now. Debra, you've worked hard, too, building that beautiful garden for them. You'll catch them coming around, too, and soon, I hope. Don't forget to let us know when you see them. I'm catching them at odd moments, just as Robert did. Just happen to see the honeysuckle bobbing with no wind, just happen to be on the phone. They're not buzzing around all day yet like they did last year in July and August. But they will be. And you're right, it's a thrill to see them, and a pleasure to have someone to share it with. :)

well, a quick look at my state's licensing info says that a permanent place of business that's not a residence is required. I'm not seeing a lookup feature, but they also have a sense of humor: "The process for obtaining an automobile dealer's license in New Mexico may seem as complicated as the Manhattan Project. You may even be tempted to camp out in front of the National Laboratory in Los Alamos in the hope that some brainy scientist will give you the secrets to break down the complicated code that seems to surround the licensing process." 3 a year? try 3 a week. Should I go out of my way to get this neighbor in trouble? Don't live right next to them. This post was edited by Violet.West on Sun, Sep 14, 14 at 19:22

If your garage is like most, you'll end up with a bunch of stuff you may not be able to throw away in the household trash. Paints, antifreeze, etc. If that's true, make a call to see what you need to do with toxic wastes and the hours of drop-off. Make concrete plans for getting it gone, or you'll end up like the rest of us with that stuff still sitting there in five years. Set up a collection with a non-profit to haul your stuff away if you can do that ahead of time. You can always cover the pile with a tarp. How will you get items thrown away? Do you need to empty a vehicle to take to the dumping station or do you have room to wait for trash day? You may want to reconsider if you want to take the time to sell stuff. We use It's Deductible and took over $5,000 last year in non-cash donations. Much easier for me than trying to hold a garage sale and ending up still using my garage as a holding spot. I'm going to try not to put items in boxes again. I have a few more to go, but I've found things like painting supplies just drop to the bottom of a box and I end up either having to empty the entire box to find what I need (and leaving a mess again) or I go buy something I already have. I'm putting all of my garage items in pans which are only a few inches tall (like kitty litter pans) so that I can really see what's there, but it doesn't go all over the place. We downsized from a three car garage to a two car and still get both vehicles inside, as well as the bikes, snowblower, mower, etc. I don't miss a single thing that we got rid of and know I can get more gone (like that box of paints and antifreeze!) Gloria

Hey Tsh, Is there any wood on the backside of the loose-paint pieces? * If it's only PAINT-skin coming off, that's "good" in a sense! Otherwise you may spend some time glueing stuff back down, &/or using some wood-filler to smooth things off. * Just lightly scrape the loose paint back to well-adhered areas. * Your sanding will need to start in the 100-grit area like you stated, finishing with about a 220 "finish-pass". * Remove all dust. * If you've had to do any putty-filling/sanding, brush a thin coat of primer on these, so as not to leave a "paint-ridge". Then prime everything with a good full coat. * As you state, 2 coats of a good latex! >>> If you can...try to get some primer & paint on those door edges too. Anything to seal off the ends/tops/bottoms of sections will help!! >>> Try to keep these section-edges apart as much as you can! When closed, there's a lot of pressure on these edges. It'll be some time b4 paint is cured hard enough to not come off. Faron